What is purchasing power parity (PPP)?

PPP compares what money actually buys in different countries. A PPP index of 0.5 means goods and services cost about half of what they cost in the United States, so the same dollar income stretches twice as far.

Where does the data come from?

Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, and the Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. The default 'consensus' source is the per-country median across the GDP-based providers.

Why do the sources disagree?

Providers use different baskets, reference years, and methodologies. The cross-source comparison view shows the spread; a tight spread means high confidence in the figure.

Can AI agents use this calculator?

Yes — the same math is exposed as a free JSON API at /api/calculate.json and declared as an MCP tool (calculate_ppp) in /.well-known/mcp.json. No API key is required.

Geographic parity tools for remote work, global pay, and travel

See what your money is really worth, anywhere.

One place to compare cost of living and pay across countries: what your income is worth abroad, two countries side by side, and a cost-of-living-fair salary — in your currency. Every tool is also an open JSON API and an MCP tool for AI agents.

186 countries, one engine per question
World Bank, IMF and OECD data, every figure sourced
55 tools, each an open API and MCP tool

Cost-of-Living Compare

Pick two countries to compare price levels across every dataset, plus salary equivalence in both directions.

Thailand is 63% cheaper than Germany (Thailand 30% of US prices, Germany 80% of US prices).

$100k in Germany ≈ in Thailand

$36,783

$100k in Thailand ≈ in Germany

$271,864

Source	Germany	Thailand
Consensus (median)	0.802	0.295
World Bank — GDP	0.802	0.307
IMF (WEO)	0.817	0.307
OECD	0.802	—
Penn World Table	0.802	0.282
World Bank — Consumption	0.812	0.323
Big Mac Index	1.138	0.646
Eurostat (observed prices)	0.731	—
Eurostat (GDP)	0.772	—

Fair Pay Salary Localizer

Enter a base salary and a home country, then pick a target country to see a cost-of-living-fair local equivalent: S_local = S_base × (I_target ÷ I_home).

Fair local-equivalent salary

$98,700

≈ €87,350 at market FX

A $150,000 United States salary is worth about $98,700 in Spain (0.66× the home cost of living).

Cost-of-living ratio: 0.66×. Figures are purchasing-power equivalents in your home currency, not market-FX conversions.

Suggested comp band (±10%): $88,830 – $108,570

Localize across all countries (HR matrix)

The same base salary, made cost-of-living-fair in every covered country. Click a column header to sort; export as CSV for comp reviews.

Country ↕	Ratio ↕	Fair salary ↕	Local currency

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Full comparison

Everything we hold on two countries, side by side. Add your monthly income to see how rent sits on you against how it sits on a local — the gap is the arbitrage.

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What do you want to know?

55 tools in 10 sections. Or press / to search them.

Compare countries What is my money actually worth there? 1 tool What a month costs What does living there actually cost? 7 tools Earning and staying What should I charge, and how long does my money last? 7 tools Where to go, and whether you can Where should I go — and am I allowed to? 6 tools Working from there Can I actually do my job from there? 7 tools Will my money work there 3 tools What must I comply with 6 tools Is it safe, and what do I need before I go 6 tools Can I afford to retire there 4 tools Can I run a business there 8 tools

Start here

Total Cost of Living vs Your Income Rent, everyday living, healthcare and tax added up for every country with measured health spending and taken off your income — so you see what you would actually keep, not an index. Geo-Arbitrage Calculator Retire abroad on passive income (FIRE), or see how many extra months of runway relocating buys — two ways to make your money go further. Everyday Prices (Pint & Property) Rent, a pint, groceries, transport and the gym in any two countries — a 32-item basket scaled by each country's price level, with a single-person monthly budget. Childcare Cost What full-time centre-based childcare costs a couple or a single parent after benefits and tax, as a share of income — OECD's model, for the countries it covers. Climate Comfort Ranking Which cities are actually pleasant to be in, month by month — comfortable days measured from ten years of ERA5 reanalysis, not from opinions. Which Country Fits Me Rank countries by what matters to you — cost, safety, healthcare, internet, air and English — with region, budget and visa as filters.

Popular comparisons

Every country pair has its own page with everyday prices, a fair-salary figure and the local wage ladder. A few of the most-travelled routes:

Frequently asked questions

What is purchasing power parity (PPP)?: PPP compares what money actually buys in different countries. A PPP index of 0.5 means goods and services cost about half of what they cost in the United States, so the same dollar income stretches twice as far.
Where does the data come from?: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, and the Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. The default 'consensus' source is the per-country median across the GDP-based providers.
Why do the sources disagree?: Providers use different baskets, reference years, and methodologies. The cross-source comparison view shows the spread; a tight spread means high confidence in the figure.
Can AI agents use this calculator?: Yes — the same math is exposed as a free JSON API at /api/calculate.json and declared as an MCP tool (calculate_ppp) in /.well-known/mcp.json. No API key is required.

Built for AI agents

Every capability on this site is callable without parsing HTML: deterministic JSON APIs (CORS-enabled, no key), a machine-readable capability index at /llms.txt, and an MCP manifest at /.well-known/mcp.json declaring 55 tools (calculate_ppp, calculate_wage_bands, find_meeting_slot, compare_contract, select_region, compare_public_holidays, compare_connectivity, plan_team_calendar, estimate_employer_cost, compare_working_time, compare_inflation, remittance_cost, pension_abroad, banking_access, compare_tax_rates, compare_tax_rates, compare_vat, legal_profile, travel_advice, health_prep, compare_safety_stats, compare_pension_systems, find_retirement_visas, retire_on_budget, compare_effective_tax, withholding_tax, compare_business_entry, find_founder_visas, compare_health_capacity, compare_childcare_cost, compare_food_cost, compare_trade_customs, compare_tax_burden, compare_egov, property_rules, employment_rules, driving_rules, find_student_visas, find_country_fit, find_fire_locations, localize_salary, required_rate, calculate_runway, compare_occupation_pay, build_pay_range, compare_climate, compare_country_risk, check_travel_residency, rank_livability, compare_total_cost, estimate_micro_costs, compare_healthcare, arrival_cost, compare_housing, find_nomad_visas). The DOM carries data-agent-* hints for headless-browser agents.

Building something on it? The developer page has a copy-paste MCP config, the error codes and the quota ladder. The API stays free and key-free; paid plans only raise the ceiling.